American - Journalist | February 6, 1940 -
We lost our way and allowed greed and excess to become the twin pillars of too much of the financial culture. We became a society utterly absorbed in consumption and dismissive of moderation.
Tom Brokaw
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Watergate was a constitutional crisis of the highest order.
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There is certainly greatness in the '60s generation. They changed our attitudes about race in America, which was long overdue. They didn't just stand up and salute when told to go to war. Women finally began to realize a more equal place in our society.
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While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.
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What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve.
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In Los Angeles, I had the good fortune of anchoring the news right before Johnny Carson came on, so to see him, the Hollywood stars watched me first.
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I started writing a journal, and I was learning so much along the way. How to deal with your family, how to deal with your friends.
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We were empty nesters, our last-born child having departed for Duke. Meredith decided we needed a dog to fill the vacuum. She heard about a litter in Colorado sired by Chopper, the legendary avalanche dog at the top of Aspen Mountain.
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Gerald Ford brought to the political arena no demons, no hidden agenda, no hit list or acts of vengeance. He knew who he was, and he didn't require consultants or gurus to change him.
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You will not get a Google alert when you fall in love.
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Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high.
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Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.
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